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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbu Uechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Field comes into the arena with Best of Sakuraba blaring out of the sound system. Errol Field is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbu Uechi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uechi fails with the takedown
and Field counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uechi's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Field slips nicely into half guard.
Field sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uechi defending well though.
Field is looking for a kimura but Uechi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Field to get the leverage.
Uechi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Field pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uechi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Field works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Uechi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Field is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uechi defends it well.
Field is looking for a kimura here.
Field is trying to control. Uechi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field is looking for a kimura here.
Uechi won't allow Field to pass to mount.
Field seems to be working for a kimura but Uechi defends the submission attempt.
Uechi wants to control the action here but instead Field manages to pass to full mount!
Field trying to control but Uechi is having none of it.
Field looking for a guillotine from mount but Uechi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field tries to control but Uechi wriggling away.
Field punishing his opponent with strikes.
Field is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Uechi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Uechi shrugs it off.
Field landing punches.
Field wants to take Uechi's back here but Uechi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Uechi is looking to get to half guard.
Field punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi is trying to escape the mount.
Field trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Field looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Field looking to secure an arm triangle but Uechi defends it well.
Field wants to take his opponent's back but Uechi doesn't allow it.
Field unloading with bombs!
Uechi is looking to get to half guard.
Uechi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Field with shots to the head and body - Uechi looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field tries to control but Uechi wriggling away.
Uechi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Field controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Field has hold of Uechi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Uechi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Field landing strikes from the mount.
Field scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Field jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Uechi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Field working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Field dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Field looking to score a takedown here. Uechi is defending well but Field drives through and ends up in Uechi's guard.
Uechi is looking for a triangle but Field pushes his legs off easily.
Field trying to control the position from guard on top but Uechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Field pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uechi is keeping the position for now.
Uechi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Field puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uechi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Field pulls his head out easily.
Uechi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Field is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Uechi is breathing heavily.
Field is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uechi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uechi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uechi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Field trying to control the action but Uechi is working from the bottom.
Field content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Field looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Field lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Field wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uechi keeps working.
Nice strikes from Field there.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Field is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uechi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Field seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi wants to get back to full guard.
Field looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Field seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uechi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Field looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Field moves into full mount! Uechi won't be happy about that!
Field with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Field controlling from the full mount.
Uechi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uechi is squirming around, avoiding Field's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Field dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Uechi has his takedown stuffed
so Field counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uechi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Field passes into half guard.
Uechi wants to get back to full guard.
Field working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Field controlling the action here.
Field passes the guard and advances to mount!
Field lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uechi is looking to get to half guard.
Uechi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Field lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uechi hang on?
Field jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Uechi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Field wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uechi keeps working.
Field lands a few punches from side control.
Field is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Uechi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Uechi taking a bit of punishment here - Field scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Uechi is not content to let Field control the position.
Field is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Uechi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Errol Field overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Field is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Uechi has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Uechi's face as Field controls the position.
Uechi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uechi stalling away here and it's allowed Field to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Field looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uechi wants to control from the top but Field keeps moving.
Uechi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Field dives on top into guard.
Field sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Field drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Field jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field sitting in guard here, content to control.
Uechi wants to sweep but no luck.
Field working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Field sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Errol Field is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uechi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Field has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uechi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Field is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Uechi.
Kanbu Uechi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Field wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uechi, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Errol Field showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Field, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Field!
Errol Field really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Condemned logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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